Longtime teacher and play director Kim White’s decision to select the old-time musical “Anything Goes” for Nazareth Academy students to perform has been met with a positive take from student cast members. “We do a lot of newer musicals, but we haven’t done an old-fashioned musical here in about...

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Playing the most solitary position in soccer takes a particular mentality. Lyons junior Sophie Grabis conquers the task with an aggressive approach. The complex responsibilities of being a goalkeeper bring out her natural intensity. “I am definitely competitive,” Grabis said. “I think to be a goalkeeper,...

Three seasons ago, the Nazareth girls basketball team was winless in the East Suburban Catholic Conference. But then something changed: The Roadrunners finished .500 two seasons ago, then made it to state in back-to-back seasons. They became contenders in the ESCC almost overnight. Call it the...

Notre Dame graduate Jake Barzowski fell short of accomplishing some of his goals in high school. The Park Ridge resident made sure that wouldn’t happen in college. Barzowski, a redshirt sophomore, helped St. Cloud State capture the NCAA Division II wrestling championship on March 9 in Cleveland....

Claire Keefe is starting to carve out her own legacy in her family. But the DePauw (Ind.) sophomore forward has a long way to go to catch up with her uncle, Brad Ausmus. Ausmus played 18 years of Major League Baseball and managed the Detroit Tigers from 2014-17. This will be his first season as...

Tyrese Shines did not want his four years of Lyons varsity basketball to end in a 13-point loss, and especially not in a game in which he scored only four points. But after 20 minutes of solitude in the locker room after the game, Shines started to gain some perspective. The 54-41 loss to Geneva...

There are some high school basketball fans that might think Lyons has had a surprising season. But not the players. They anticipated their success. The Lions won a Class 4A regional championship on Friday by way of a 54-51 victory against Glenbard West in Glen Ellyn. Lyons had not won a regional...

News near La Grange

A Cicero man who told he police he loved pizza and wished to sample an array of pies in the western suburbs has been accused of stealing loose money from unlocked vehicles to support his gastronomic habit, authorities said. Dany Y. Ortiz, 21, of the 5200 block of West 22nd Place, was charged with...

Administrators at Oak Park School District 97 are investigating after officials said a student used a cellphone to share a racist image during a recent middle school trip. According to a letter sent to families March 20 from Brooks Middle School Principal April Capuder, the incident took place...

Bruce Jones, 51, who grew up in Oak Park, has traveled to 50 countries. Wanting to help other people travel abroad and experience other cultures, he founded the International TEFL Academy; TEFL stands for teach English as a foreign language. The International TEFL Academy is holding its first Teach...

Plans for a large gas station with a drive-through convenience store in place of two closed restaurants on the northwest corner of Route 83 and St. Charles Road in Elmhurst drew a standing room only crowd of critical neighbors Tuesday. More than two dozen speakers, most living in the Pick subdivision...

The following items were taken from area police department reports and releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Western Springs Burglary A resident of the 4000 block of Central Avenue reported at 12:14 p.m. March 11 that someone removed electronics from their home sometime between...

After more than a decade as its principal, Nathaniel Rouse announced he is leaving Oak Park and River Forest High School at the end of the current school year. Rouse announced his resignation Tuesday afternoon, which will be effective June 30. The school board is expected to approve his resignation...

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The "Spring and St. Patrick's Day" concert of the Western Springs Music Club on Wednesday, March 13, opened with a heartfelt performance of "Oh, Danny Boy" by Thor Sigurdson on the cello and Nola Gustafson on the piano. From there, Mr. Sigurdson treated the audience to Bach's unaccompanied "Suite...

​The Lyons Township High School Math Team will host a Trivia Night fundraiser in support of Dare2Tri's athletes and mission on Saturday, April 6, at 6:30pm in the North Campus Cafeteria. The event is open to LT students, faculty, staff and community. Bring your own food and drink (no alcohol)....

The Lyons Township High School badminton teams are hosting an Orange Crush event Thursday, April 11, from 4-7 pm in the North Campus Fieldhouse upper gyms, 100 S. Brainard Ave., LaGrange. Those who purchase an Orange Crush t-shirt will be admitted for free; otherwise, there is a suggested donation...

​The Lyons Township High School Board of Education unanimously approved Daniel Hartman as the new Lions varsity football coach, replacing Kurt Weinberg who stepped down. Hartman has been the head varsity football coach and Social Studies teacher at Hinsdale Central High School for the past five...

​Lyons Township High School's bimonthly electronic newsletter, E-News, recently received its tenth consecutive All Star award given by Constant Contact, an online marketing company. E-News is delivered twice a month to all parents and staff in the district. The All Star award recognizes hard work,...

Three Lyons Township High School student-artists earned silver medals in the 2019 National Scholastic Art Awards. Seniors Megan Aletich, of Burr Ridge, in mixed media, Cain Nocera, of LaGrange, in photography and Madison Waliewski, of Western Springs, in printmaking. Only 10% of the artwork that...